The result means Pep Guardiola’s men are now just 1/66 (1.03) to win the league and bet365 have already taken the step of paying out on them thanks to their ‘League Winner Early Payout.
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Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Everton on Wednesday night put them 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League and moved them closer to a third title in four seasons.
Phil Foden’s opener was cancelled out by Richarlison, but second-half strikes from Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva extended City’s winning run to 17 games in all competitions and 12 in the top-flight.
The result means Pep Guardiola’s men are now just 1/66 (1.03) to win the league and bet365 have already taken the step of paying out on them thanks to their ‘League Winner Early Payout’ offer.
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All bets made on City in the ‘To Win Outright’ market before October 16, both singles and as part of multiples, have been paid out as they are now 10 points above their nearest challengers, Manchester United.
bet365’s Steve Freeth said: “An early defeat against Spurs saw Man City languishing in the bottom half and you’d have got a big price on them being 10 clear in mid-February after those dropped points against West Brom just before Christmas, but they’ve won every game since that 1-1 draw while their rivals have floundered.”
Indeed, Man City have been imperious since a 1-1 draw against the Baggies on December 15 left them sixth in the table, collecting 36 points from a possible 36.
Perhaps the most impressive part of their current run is the nine clean sheets they have kept in the process, affirming their status as the best defence in the league by some distance.
Unsurprisingly, their attacking prowess continues to be strong with 31 of their 49 goals this season coming in those 12 matches as they look to be the division’s top scorers for the fourth consecutive campaign.
Ilkay Gundogan has scored 10 times in the last 12 games, stepping up in the absence of Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne, with the latter being injured since mid-January.
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Coppa Italia holders Napoli held Atalanta to a 0-0 draw in their semifinal, first leg on Wednesday as David Ospina proved decisive with two important saves.
The visitors produced the better chances in Naples but couldn't find a way past the Colombian goalkeeper, who reacted sharply to block dangerous efforts from Matteo Pessina and Luis Muriel either side of the break.
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso opted for a new 3-4-3 formation, but his side struggled to carve out opportunities in the unfamiliar system and could only muster two shots on target to Atalanta's six.
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'Today the collective did well,' Ospina told Rai Sport.
'We knew it would be a very difficult game against a team that plays very well. We did our job, always thinking about winning.'
The two sides face off in the second leg in Bergamo on Feb. 10 and Juventus or Internazionale await in the final, with the Turin club in charge of that tie thanks to a 2-1 first-leg win at San Siro on Tuesday.
Gattuso complained after Sunday's 2-0 Serie A win over Parma of being 'slaughtered' by the media and expressed his disappointment at the speculation over his future that followed back-to-back defeats to Juventus and Hellas Verona in January.
But his side failed to impress at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as Atalanta created the better chances.
Ospina rushed out to block a Pessina effort with his leg before Rafael Toloi cleverly found space in the box only to poke his finish wide.
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The Colombian rushed off his line to smother Muriel's finish early in the second half and the goalkeeper was alert again to hold a glancing header from his compatriot Duvan Zapata.
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Atalanta defender Cristian Romero picked up a booking that rules him out of the second leg through suspension, while Napoli midfielder Diego Demme had to be taken off on a stretcher after the ball struck him in the face.